Surface Modification
Adhesion Promotion Technology Can Help Manufacturers Solve Challenges Presented by Polymeric Materials, Including Polyimide Substrates
Nov 08, 2011
Adhesion promotion technology has been engineered to help medical device makers solve adhesion challenges presented by certain polymeric materials, including...
Hydrophilic Coatings: Considerations for Product Development
Feb 18, 2011
Hydrophilic coatings exhibit water-loving characteristics. Chemically, this means they participate in dynamic hydrogen bonding with surrounding water. In most...
The Future of Drug-Eluting Stents: A Coatings Perspective
Jul 01, 2006
COATINGS Figure 1. Colorized scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a biodegradable drug-eluting coating on a coronary stent. Catheter-based...
Coatings Market Grows Rapidly
Jun 01, 2006
News Trends Figure 1. Global sales of coatings and surface treatment processes for medical devices are expected to post a 12.4% average annual growth...
Magnetic Fields and Electropolished Metallic Implants
Mar 01, 2006
MACHINING Table I. (Click to Enlarge) Roughness parameters after differing processes, from atomic force microscopy. Blood-contacting implants,...
New Coating Has More Muscle
Aug 01, 2005
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Magazine MDDI Article Index Originally Published MDDI August 2005 R&D Digest Maria Fontanazza...
The Role of Antimicrobial Silver Nanotechnology
Aug 01, 2005
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Magazine MDDI Article Index Originally Published MDDI August 2005 Surface Treatments A new silver nanotechnology...
A Look at Parylene Coatings in Drug-Eluting Technologies
Aug 01, 2005
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Magazine MDDI Article Index Originally Published MDDI August 2005 Coatings The continued success of drug-eluting...
Coatings: Sustained-Release Drug Delivery for Retinal Disease
Jul 01, 2005
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Magazine MDDI Article Index Originally Published MDDI July 2005 Coatings A polymer coating applied to a coil...
Nanotech Silver Fights Microbes in Medical Devices
May 01, 2005
Originally Published MDDI May 2005 Surface Modification Nanoengineering could solve problems associated with applying silver as an antimicrobial agent to...